GitLab engineer here: our CEO has responded to exactly that concern in https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003415290368028672 https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1

GitLab engineer here: our CEO has responded to exactly that concern in https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003415290368028672 https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003415290368028672 and https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003337681668005888 https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1003337681668005888. To quote: > We'll have a liquidity event. We're aiming for an IPO https://about.gitlab.com/strategy/#goals https://about.gitlab.com/strategy/#goals but we can't rule out an acquisition. And it's worth pointing out that you can run GitLab on your own server, so even if GitLab.com ever ends up disappointing you, you don't need to go through the trouble of migrating to the next best thing.